2016 · Week 9

Final

Colts

Indianapolis

QB Andrew Luck

31·26

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 68°F · wind 7mph

Closing spread

GB -7.5

Total

52

Model margin

+3.0est.

GB perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Packers
  • Colts

How each play moved the game.

Packers winsColts wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Coltsedge mapPackers
  • +0.045EPA / play+0.127
  • 45.9%Success rate45.9%
  • +0.127EPA / dropback+0.243
  • -0.117EPA / rush-0.138
  • 8.4%Explosive rate8.9%
  • +1.05CPOE+2.71
  • 42.8%Third-down rate47.4%
  • 72.9%Red-zone TD rate63.8%
  • 2.10Points / drive2.39
  • 2.1%Turnover rate1.5%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

IND lead 4–3 since 1999

Meetings average 54.1 points. GB are 3-4 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W2IND @ GB1016GB
2020 · W11GB @ IND3134IND
2012 · W5GB @ IND2730IND
2008 · W7IND @ GB1434GB
2004 · W3GB @ IND3145IND
2000 · W12IND @ GB2426GB

Box score

Individual performances

Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Andrew Luck23/3628112

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Frank Gore19603.22
Andrew Luck7152.10
Robert Turbin2105.00

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers26/4329731

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ty Montgomery7537.60
Aaron Rodgers6437.20
Don Jackson4164.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +7.53.9%6.9%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.1%2.7%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour Colts.

Half-point at risk

2.11%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

57.1%

Expected total

45.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.26
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+3.00